Eddy Merckx is a Metro station

Metro station

A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....

 on the western branch of Line 5 of the Brussels Metro

Brussels Metro

The Brussels Metro is a rapid transit system serving a large part of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It consists of a network with four metro line services with some shared sections. The metro has 49.9 km of network and 59 stations...

. It is named after Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx

Eddy Merckx

Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all...

, five time winner of the Tour de France

Tour de France

The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...

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The station opened on September 15, 2003 as part of an extension between Bizet

Bizet metro station

The Bizet is a station on the Brussels metro, served by the western branch of line 1B. It opened on 10 January 1992 and is named after Place Bizet, under which it is located in the municipality of Anderlecht....

 and Erasme/Erasmus

Erasme/Erasmus metro station

Erasme or Erasmus metro station is the western terminus of line 5 on the Brussels Metro. It is located in the Brussels municipality of Anderlecht....

 stations. It is decorated with objects commemorating Merckx, including, displayed in a glass cabinet on the station platform, the bicycle on which he set the hour record

Hour record

The hour record for bicycles is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle. There are several records. The most famous is for upright bicycles meeting the requirements of the Union Cycliste Internationale . It is one of the most prestigious in cycling...

in 1972.